Melendez, who currently has no fights booked, has seen McGregor up close, helping #NateDiaz train and gameplan for what would eventually become the UFC’s highest selling pay-per-view card. And while he favors #ConorMcGregor in a short stand-up affair and lightweight champion #EddieAlvarez in a deep-water battle, Melendez has yet to offer an official prediction for the #UFC205 main event.

He is, however, confident that Diaz should face the winner of the November 12 headliner, which happens to be the UFC’s debut at #MadisonSquareGarden in New York.

“I think [Nate] fights the winner,” offered Melendez. “We’re talking about business here and how things work … Eddie wins that fight, you know, I think Nate gets that fight. I think Conor wins that fight, I think Nate gets that fight as well … that’s what people want to see.”

“We’re talking about business here and how things work … that’s what people want to see.”

In an exclusive with Champions.co, Melendez delves further into a pending McGregor vs. Diaz trilogy fight. He also discusses potential plans to drop down to featherweight in hopes of earning a rematch with Anthony Pettis and the mixed martial arts debut of his wife, Keri-Anne Taylor Melendez, who will take on Sheila Padilla at Bellator 165 on November 19.